Nonprofits Make Progress in Tackling Homelessness Among US Veterans – By Associated Press (VOA News) / Nov 11, 2023
ATLANTA — Along a busy Atlanta residential road, a 68-year-old Vietnam War-era Army veteran has found what he calls a “match made in heaven.”
Harold Tilson Jr. found himself homeless earlier this year but for the past few months has been living in transitional housing run by the nonprofit Veterans Empowerment Organization, or VEO. It provides emergency and permanent housing for dozens of previously homeless military veterans.
“If you’re homeless and you need help, you couldn’t ask for a better place to go because they take care of just about everything,” Tilson said.
It’s part of a years-long effort by government agencies and nonprofits around the country to address homelessness among veterans. Since January 2020, the numbers of homeless veterans have fallen 11% and have gone down 55% over the past 13 years, according to a government count. That’s in sharp contrast with the general homeless population.
